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Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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Taradactyl 04/11/2010

I hope you can click on the link below. I want to hear some opinions. Please know I am all for AA but just looking to help myself in every way possible. I hope you can have an open mind.

"Alcoholism: The Cause and The Cure" By Genita Petralli

http://books.google.com/books?id=aQ5ExhZWkrwC&pg=PA386&lpg=PA386&dq=pge1+alcoholism&source=bl&ots=AET06NunNi&sig=BYpDOOTavALcNijW0e_ZE-aAcy0&hl=en&ei=gka_S7vjEoitngeVpO2bCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=pge1%20alcoholism&f=false

donttread 04/11/2010

the "pleasure pathway " involves numerous nero transmitters, including my old buddy dopamine. Most drugs of addiction and even non-drug addictions trigger this pathway.

Taradactyl 04/11/2010

fyi - the link opens up just one page but the whole book's premise is what i am interested in. I just ordered it from amazon.

Taradactyl 04/11/2010

I am struggling a bit the past few days. Not really obsessed to drink but I've been here before. I need to do something different.

deleted_user 04/11/2010

Hey woman-there's nothing in the world wrong with exploring all options available and take the good from it and implement it in your life. Glad to see that you're researching and doing everything possible to keep from drinking. :)

deleted_user 04/11/2010

Thanks Anna for this find. I just clicked on it and was able to scroll back to the start. I am always looking for this kind of information!

jimc152 04/11/2010

I've always wondered about the relation between recovery and healthy living. It's ironic to me how alcoholics "get healthy" in smoke-filled rooms quaffing coffee gallons at a time. Phsyical fitness should be the 13th step (as opposed to the current 13th step ;) )

deleted_user 04/11/2010

And that Parkinson disease is usually found in non-drinkers or smokers....the super-straight people

go figure

but best Olive, knowledge is a better King than alcohol

jamesross 04/11/2010

Hey, it's great to always being open to ways that can help you. the only thing about this that bothers me is that they use the word, "Cure" I'm always skeptical when people say they have a cure. What's a cure mean? That your all better and can drink again. i don't believe that there is any cure. we can only try to learn to live diferantly, and whatever helps you to do that is good. I do like what the person has to say tho. Thanks.

Taradactyl 04/11/2010

I believe the "cure" the author speaks of is specific to the physically altered brain chemistry that results from alcoholic drinking. She also refers to a healing of many psychological ailments that result from the altered brain chemistry. She does not say that the alcoholic can drink again, just that they are cured of the effects. ...If I understand what little I read so far.

deleted_user 04/12/2010

I don't know. I haven't read the but, but this one got has the same rating and instead of 20 or so reviews, it has 77...

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Drinking/dp/1402736479/ref=pd_sim_b_4

I don't care for the books and big strategy guides, etc. I think if someone really wants to stop drinking, it will be effortless. Nobody has to tell me twice not to stick my hand in fire.

deleted_user 04/12/2010

I haven't read the book Olive but I was going to share an article in the GOYA group which talks about how exercise can actually INCREASE the number of cells we have in our brain! I had always been taught that we only "lost" brain cells so this was a very interesting revelation. I'll post it this eve...excellent thoughts.

deleted_user 04/12/2010

I think that any method of self help is healthy. I've read alot of Dr Bradshaw's books. More knowledge sure can't hurt!

donttread 04/12/2010

A few years back a woman was teaching alcoholics the "cure" and how to drink socially again. Then she herself was arrested for vehicular homocide at about .25
There ain't no cure, but there is a reprieve.

deleted_user 04/13/2010

The Vitamin Cure for Alcoholism by Dr.'s Saul and Hoffer is the one which I would recommend.
http://www.doctoryourself.com/alcoholcure.html

Dr.Abram Hoffer is recently deceased(age 92),he was an amazing man and one of the fathers of orthomolecular medicine and pshychiatry.
He is the doctor that turned Bill W. onto vitamin B3(thus alleviating his long term depression(he also turned him onto LSD,it was still legal and proving effective in dealing with alcohol).
Well worth looking into.

Seven Weeks to Sobriety rocks too.

deleted_user 04/13/2010

get your self a motorcycle.riding is the best high ever.

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